About this title: On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He’s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they’ll be meeting here, for it’s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she’s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident—an ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Detective Book Club/Walter J. Black
Description: VG-/VG- Hardcover/ (b/w: The Devil's Stronghold by Leslie Ford & The Case Of The Vagabond Virgin by Erle Stanley Gardner)/Spine is soiled. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780812971453ISBN:0812971450
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 0812971450. Softbound, light wear/soil, crease at spine/rear cover, pgs clean/white; (20th Century Rediscoveries); 8vo 8"-9" tall; 211 pages. read more
Edition: First Ballantine Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780345304896ISBN:0345304896
Description: Very Good++ 212 pages. Tight binding with uncreased spine and front cover; one short crease on back cover. Unmarked clean pages. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780345304896ISBN:0345304896
Description: Very Good+ 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Hint of edge wear, lightly scuffed, pages are beginning to tone, overall a very crisp and clean first Ballantine Books paperback edition! 212 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Johnny and Dorothy had everything----life, love, happiness. Then she was killed in a freak accident, and Johnny vowed that, one by one, those responsible would feel the loss of those they most loved....." read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books, New York
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is gently creased, pages are toning, former owner's name in ink on the title page and initials on the inner rear cover page as well, lightly shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean vintage used copy! 253 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! Wonderfully well-preserved! "An aura of darkness surrounded Johnny Marr, and he brought it with him to women----women ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780812971453ISBN:0812971450
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780345304896ISBN:0345304896
Description: Very Good. (xii) 212 pp. First Thus. Ballantine black bordered edition. Light edge and corner wear; minor rubbing on the front cover and a flat uncreased spine; store stamped. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 2004-03-01
ISBN-13:9780812971453ISBN:0812971450
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780812971453. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walter J. Black, NY
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good+ in Fair dust jacket. Reprint edition with Rinehart on dust jacket and Walter J. Black imprint on book. Stain upper rear cover, dust jacket worn. JA3A. read more
"Really enjoyed this. Yes, there are plot holes you can drive a truck through, and yes, sometimes Woolrich runs off at the mouth--er, pen--to the detriment of the action.
But I kinda didn't care; something about his writing generates a mood and tension that never let up. If you're a fan of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, by all means check this out."
"The saddest revenge story ever written? Johnny Marr, an almost anonymous young man in middle America (think Our Town), must find the man who killed his fiancée and make the killer suffer as he has suffered. But there are five possible killers, so they must all suffer. The plots that Johnny executes against them require near-omniscience on his part. Never mind that Johnny could have identified the actual killer much more easily--for better or for worse, Woolrich demands that you grant him absurdities.
First reading: circa 2004 Second reading: 13 April 2009"
"I read this right after reading The Bride Wore Black, and it's essentially the same story structure. This one was written 8 years later, and it shows. The dialogue, while still creaky, is a little more naturalistic. The plot is a bit more sadistic. The suspense is unbeatable. I can't complain about how implausible these books are, because they have their own nightmare logic. Compulsively readable."
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